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[20-40] Koreans’ Happiness Survey –Descriptive Analysis Report-

Date : 2020-12-31 item : Research Report 20-40 P.I : Heo Jong-ho et al.

[20-40] Koreans’ Happiness Survey –Descriptive Analysis Report-

 Despite its high economic development, Korea is known as one of the countries with a relatively low level of happiness. Nevertheless, data for rigorous research on happiness are scarce. To address this, we conducted the “Korean Happiness Survey” to ① track the level of happiness and inequality among Koreans, ② predict various social phenomena, ③ clarify various determinants that determine levels of happiness and inequality, and ④ increase the level of happiness of Koreans. The survey was conducted targeting approximately 14,000 citizens aged 15 or older. The scores are higher than the average of 5.895 points for the three years of 2016-2018 that the World Happiness Report arrived at using the telephone survey method. Our results are expected to have higher validity and reliability than the results of the World Happiness Report. However, we also found low happiness scores in vulnerable groups, confirming that inequality is a major problem. It is necessary to suggest policies that can improve happiness through enhancing quality of life for these groups based on these findings.